HH Partners’ Pauliina Rajala and Martin von Willebrand represented North-West Invest Oy by successfully defending the client’s two Finnish trademark registrations “Hallix, Kattaa Kaiken” and “HALLIX covers everything (figurative)” in two administrative revocation and invalidation procedures before the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. The procedures were initiated by the counterparty. They claimed among others that the […]
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Trademarks, trade names and domains
We advised Resand Oy when the company adopted its new name and brand
In the rapidly evolving world of clean technology and green transition industries, companies often have to develop not only their operations, but also their corporate identity. Our long-term client Finn Recycling Oy, a cleantech company specializing in foundry sand recovery and recycling, approached us with a request to assist them in changing their name and […]
Read MoreOur IP expertise recognized in the WTR 1000 2024
We are excited to announce that our entire IP team as well as three of our IP Practioners, Pamela Lönnqvist, Martin von Willebrand and Esa Korkeamäki, have been included in the WTR 1000 2024 ranking of World Trademark Review. We are immensely proud that HH Partners as a whole was recognized for the first time as […]
Read MoreIP Practitioners from HH Partners recognized in MIP IP Stars and WIPR Leaders
We are delighted to announce that our Partner Esa Korkeamäki has once again been recognized as a “Trade mark star 2023” and Partner Martin von Willebrand has been recognized as a “Transactions star 2023” in the newest edition of IP Stars. We are pleased to announce that Senior Legal Advisor, Intellectual Property Pamela Lönnqvist has […]
Read MoreIP practitioners from HH Partners ranked in IP Stars 2022
A highly recognized survey Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) ranked Head of IP, Partner Esa Korkeamäki at HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law as a ”Trade Mark Star 2022”, and newly recruited Senior Legal Advisor, Intellectual Property Pamela Lönnqvist has been tagged as a ”Notable Practitioner”. Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Stars is one of the most prestigious and […]
Read MoreHH Partners’ Esa Korkeamäki named as IP Leader by WIPR Leaders
HH Partners’ partner Esa Korkeamäki has been named as an IP Leader in the 2021 edition of the highly recognized survey World Intellectual Property Review’s WIPR Leaders. Our partner Esa, who specializes in IP rights and licensing, was ranked as one of the leading Finnish practitioners in the publication’s patent as well as trademark category. […]
Read MoreAIPPI World Congress in Milano September 16–20, 2016
The annual World Congress of the AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) organization was held September 16–20, 2016 in Milano. Finnish IPR knowledge and HH Partners were both strongly represented this year as well. AIPPI is the world’s leading non-governmental organization in the field of immaterial property rights. Examining the national […]
Read MoreHH Partners and Esa Korkeamäki ranked in Media Law International’s survey
HH Partners has been ranked by Media Law International 2016 –survey. According the publication: “Copyright and marketing specialist HH Partners works closely with publishing and technology companies on all aspects of licensing and dispute resolution. Key practitioner Esa Korkeamäki represents domestic and international clients in courts, including administrative courts”. Media Law International’s publication provides comprehensive […]
Read MoreInternational recognition for HH Partners’ IPR expertise
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive international publications in the field of IPR and has been active since 1990. MIP has recently published the results of the up-to-date research IP Stars 2016 – Trade Mark / Copyright Firm Rankings. According to the publication, HH Partners has been ranked among the best IPR experts in the fields of Trade Marks and Copyright.
Read MoreArticle: Protecting the business of a gaming company – IPRs in games
This article was first published in IPRinfo 2/2012. Games and the gaming industry have progressed in leaps during the last 30 years. From simple storytelling via computers, we have come to a compelling and multilateral form of entertainment drawing from literature, movies and sports. Games offer an unprecedented possibility for human creativity in storytelling, and sweep the audience along to the storytelling, and to the production of the game’s content. According to estimates the global game industry was valued at 65 Billion USD in 2011. Currently the time and money spent on games is increasing, and the upward trend seems permanent. This article presents the basis of an IPR strategy of a gaming company. It gives an overview on how the choices made in an IPR strategy may affect a company’s practical choices, taking into account the company’s industrial environment. The Basis of an IPR Strategy An IPR strategy consists of (i) the identification of the central business elements to be protected, (ii) the tools – such as intellectual and industrial property rights (IPRs) – available to be used in such protection and (iii) the application of the tools within the business of the company. A strategy aims to…
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